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Is this hobby more popular in the UK and other places that are not the US?
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ark_ader:
Probably one of the reasons for more UK visitors, was due to the huge influence arcades were to us thirtysomethings.  I grew up in Blackpool, where they had tons of arcade machines on the piers, the Pleasure Beach and the many arcades on the golden mile.

Most of these cabinets were scrapped, but we still remember those games.  Now with the earning power a lot higher and the advent of MAME the reality of owning a machine is within reach.

With Digital Arcade disappearing, Arcade Controls is the logical solution.  So with those who want cocktails, cabarets, and full sized monster cabs, this is the best resource.

Besides it is well known that the UK and Europe as a whole has more gamers than the US and Australia combined.  Heck, we (Brits)  had more home computers per household than anyone in the world in the 80s.   

Go Figure! :cheers:
TPB:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on February 07, 2008, 10:35:41 pm ---Heck, we (Brits)  had more home computers per household than anyone in the world in the 80s.   

Go Figure! :cheers:

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Does that also explain why the Brits have dropped off the international sporting radar ?  Soccer being the only exception - but even there, I believe the last time England won the World Cup, was way back in the 60's ?

Good old Tim Henman tried his hardest at the great old British tradition of Wimbledon, but alas, he's now gone to pasture.

Computer games are great fun ... heck, that's the passion we all have, especially for the arcade games, fueled by fond memories from our childhood ... but they can lead towards a tendency of sedentary indoor lifestyles.

How are the preparations going for London 2012 ?
MaximRecoil:
That's interesting that Saturday is the slowest day of the week here by a significant margin.

And what's up with the Polish folks? Is there even a single forum member here from Poland?
protokatie:

--- Quote ---Besides it is well known that the UK and Europe as a whole has more gamers than the US and Australia combined.
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Care to quote a source?

Plus, just so you know, the typical pairing for the US is with Canada.  We often see things like "Free domestic calling plan (USA and Canada)" or, "shipping is available for anyone in the United States (including Canada)"..

(Never understood how they could say "including canada" as being part of the US, but meh it is simply semantics)
TPB:

--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 07, 2008, 11:07:09 pm ---That's interesting that Saturday is the slowest day of the week here by a significant margin.

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That's probably because Saturday (in the U.S.) is the only day of the week that is "truly on the weekend" throughout the whole world.

Conversely, Sunday night (in the U.S.) is a Monday working day, in some parts of the world (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.)

There must be a lot of members using this site from their workplace, or place of study ... BYOAC must be a boss' worst nightmare for worker productivity.



--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 07, 2008, 11:07:09 pm ---And what's up with the Polish folks? Is there even a single forum member here from Poland?

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Agreed ... it's baffling.

I thought Poland was a communist country until the mid 80's ... wouldn't arcade games have been banned in Poland, under the former communist rulers ?

Where is their fan base coming from ?
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